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Hence, there are several plausible pathways through which ICP could affect offspring neurodevelopment. However, to the best of our knowledge, no studies have investigated these associations. Thus, we aimed to determine whether ICP is associated with offspring neurodevelopmental conditions.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n<jats:title>Methods and findings<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>In this Swedish register-based cohort study, we included singleton non-adopted children born in Sweden between the 1st of January 1987 and the 31st of December 2010, who were resident in Sweden &gt;5 years, with no missing covariate information, which we followed until the 31st of December 2016. Maternal ICP diagnosis and the date of the initial diagnosis during pregnancy were obtained from the National Patient Register. Offspring diagnoses of attention deficit\/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, or intellectual disability were obtained from the National Patient Register, and the dispensation of ADHD medications were obtained from the Prescribed Drug Register. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated using logistic regression while controlling for observed confounders and unobserved confounders shared among full siblings and maternal full cousins.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p>A total of 2,375,856 children were included in the study; 81.6% of them were of Nordic origin, and 51.4% were male. Of these, 10,378 (0.44%) were exposed to ICP. During a median of 18 years follow-up (interquartile range 11 to 24), 143,746 (6.05%) of children were diagnosed with a neurodevelopmental condition. After adjusting for child\u2019s sex, birth year, birth month, maternal age, highest parental education level, maternal birth country, birth order, maternal psychiatric history, ICP was associated with increased odds of offspring neurodevelopmental conditions (OR 1.22, 95% CI 1.13 to 1.31), particularly among those exposed to early-onset ICP (OR 2.38, 95% CI 1.71 to 3.30) as compared to ICP diagnosed after reaching term (\u226537 weeks of gestation) (OR 1.08, 95% CI 0.97 to 1.20). The findings of early-onset ICP were consistent in family-based analyses. Within-family comparisons of full maternal cousins yielded an OR of 2.99 (95% CI 1.48 to 6.04), and comparisons of full siblings showed an OR of 1.92 (95% CI 0.92 to 4.02), though the latter was less precise. The findings were consistent across specific neurodevelopmental conditions and different analytical approaches. The primary limitations of this study included its observational design, the absence of data on ICP therapeutics, and the lack of bile acid measures.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n<jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>In this study, we observed that exposure to ICP during gestation is associated with an increased likelihood of neurodevelopmental conditions in offspring, particularly in cases of early-onset ICP. 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